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PHOTOS: Houston ranks among nation's best cities


1. Austin, Texas. (Shutterstock)
2. Denver, Colorado (Shutterstock)
3. San Jose, California (Shutterstock)
4. Washington, D.C. (Shutterstock)
5. Fayetteville, Arkansas (Shutterstock)
6. Seattle, Washington (Shutterstock)
7. Raleigh, North Carolina (Shutterstock)
8. Boston, Massachusetts (Shutterstock)
10. Salt Lake City, Utah (Shutterstock)
11. Colorado Springs, Colorado (Shutterstock)
12. Boise, Idaho (Shutterstock)
13. Nashville, Tennessee (Shutterstock)
14. Charlotte, North Carolina (Shutterstock)
16. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. (Shutterstock)
16. San Francisco, California (Shutterstock)
17. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota (Shutterstock)
18. Madison, Wisconsin. (Shutterstock)
19. Grand Rapids, Michigan (Shutterstock)
20. Houston, Texas (Shutterstock)
21. Sarasota, Florida. (Shutterstock)
22. San Diego, California (Shutterstock)
23. San Antonio, Texas (Shutterstock)
24. Richmond, Virginia (Shutterstock)
25. Omaha, Nebraska (Shutterstock)
Itching for a change of scenery? U.S. News & World Reports has released its 2017 ranking of the country's 25 best cities to live in.

If you're viewing on our ABC13 news app, tap on the photo above to scroll through the list.

In compiling the list, the magazine examined each city's job market, cost of living, crime rate, quality of education and quality of healthcare.

The good news for Texans? The Lone Star State is well represented on this year's ranking, with San Antonio ranking 23rd, Houston ranking 20th, Dallas-Fort Worth coming in at 15th and Austin topping the list.



SEE ALSO: Can you feel the love? Amazon ranks most romantic cities
San Antonio, Texas, topped Amazon's list of most romantic cities.none
Miami, Florida, ranked #2 on Amazon's list.none
Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., came in third place.none
Orlando, Florida, ranked as the nation's third most romantic city.none
Salt Lake City, Utah, is the nation's fifth most romantic city.none
Knoxville, Tennessee, ranked sixth in Amazon's list of most romantic cities.none
Cincinnati, Ohio, is the nation's seventh most romantic city.none
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, came in eighth place on Amazon's list of most romantic cities.none
Atlanta, Georgia, is the country's ninth most romantic city, according to Amazon.none
Columbia, South Carolina, ranked as the eleventh most romantic city.none
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